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I will never stop hating these scrolly things that break lifelong expectations of how text (or the web) works. They add nothing to anyone’s understanding of the
by thom 4y ago
I will never stop hating these scrolly things that break lifelong expectations of how text (or the web) works. They add nothing to anyone’s understanding of the content. If you want to make a video make a video. If you want to write text with some images write text with some images. If you want to go back to the early 2000s and make idiosyncratic Flash UIs then pray to the relevant deity.
I think I make this comment once or twice a year and get a bunch of downvotes and then feel grumpy all day but I really did do usability testing on this stuff for a project many years ago and all the metrics are worse compared to text with inline images (except that users do say they like them even though they read them slower and have lower comprehension). Maddening.
- tunesmith 4y agoI quite liked the UX of the article, honestly. I think in contrast to seeing inline images, I was better able to understand the transition between two similar images. I have experienced frustration with other articles hacking the scroll functionality, though.